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Psalms 29 in plain modern English. New Ground English Translation.

Time Period

~1000-970 BC (Davidic period) or possibly earlier tradition adapted for Israelite worship

Location

References northern regions (Lebanon, Mount Hermon, Kadesh) but likely used in Jerusalem temple worship

Audience

Israelite worshiping community, priests, and temple attendees; addresses 'heavenly beings' to join in worship

Situation

A hymn celebrating God's supreme power displayed in a thunderstorm, possibly used liturgically during temple worship services. The psalm may have been composed or adapted to counter Canaanite worship of Baal as the storm god.

Key Background

The psalm's imagery and style show parallels to Canaanite (Ugaritic) poetry about Baal, the Canaanite storm deity, but deliberately attributes all storm power to Yahweh alone. The repeated phrase 'the voice of the LORD' (appearing seven times) emphasizes God's complete sovereignty over nature. Ancient Near Eastern peoples often associated storms with divine power, making this psalm a declaration that Israel's God controls all natural forces.

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Give Yahweh his due, you — ascribe to Yahweh the of who he is, the of who he is.

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Give Yahweh the weight his deserves. Bow low before Yahweh in the beauty of his

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The of Yahweh rolls over the waters. The God of and thunders — Yahweh, over the

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The voice of Yahweh — power. The voice of Yahweh —

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The voice of Yahweh the cedars. Yahweh shatters the of

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He makes Lebanon leap like a calf, and buck like a ox.

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The voice of Yahweh with of

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The voice of Yahweh the wilderness. Yahweh the of

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The voice of Yahweh the oaks and strips the forests bare — and in his everything cries: "Weight! Weight! Weight!"

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Yahweh sits over the flood. Yahweh sits as king forever.

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Yahweh gives his people force. Yahweh wraps his people in

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